Keen and Plaint

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Keen noun - A crying out in grief.

Usage example: the loud keens of the widows were heard throughout the war-ravaged city

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Plaint is a synonym for keen. In some cases you can use "Plaint" instead a noun "Keen".

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

Plaint noun - A crying out in grief.

Usage example: the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village

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Keen is a synonym for plaint in grief topic. You can use "Keen" instead a noun "Plaint".

Nearby Words: plain, plaintive, plaintively, plained

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